Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast

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John Betjeman Feb 08, 2023

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This week, John Betjeman gets a tennis-based humiliation from the girl of his dreams. The poem referenced is ‘A Subaltern’s Love Song’.

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Series 6 Trailer Feb 02, 2023

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Series 6 of Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast begins on 8th February. See you there!

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Sir Thomas Wyatt Jul 06, 2022

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At last, our first jousting poet - Frank meets Sir Thomas Wyatt, head-on. The poems referenced are They Flee From Me and Farewell Love and All Thy Laws For Ever by Sir Thomas Wyatt.

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Emily Dickinson Jun 29, 2022

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Frank went on holiday with Emily Dickinson and came back in love with her poetry. The poems referenced are ‘After great pain, a formal feeling comes’, ‘One need not be a Chamber — to be Haunted’ and ‘A Wind That Rose’ by Emily Dickinson.

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Clare Pollard Jun 22, 2022

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Vampires and mermaids - Frank falls under the spell of Clare Pollard’s fabulous poetry. The collection referenced is Changeling by Clare Pollard and the individual poems referenced are Zennor and Whitby.

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Alfred Lord Tennyson Jun 15, 2022

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Frank meets Alfred Lord Tennyson’s Lady of Shalott and finds out why Camelot is a bit of a lottery. The poems referenced are The Charge Of The Light Brigade and The Lady Of Shalott both by Tennyson.

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Leontia Flynn Jun 08, 2022

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Drunken nights and floppy discs - Frank gets excited about the poetry of Leontia Flynn. The collection referenced is Profit and Loss by Leontia Flynn and the individual poems referenced are Anecdote and The Floppy Disk.

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The Mersey Sound Jun 01, 2022

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Frank explains why the first poetry book he ever bought, The Mersey Sound, changed his life forever. The poems referenced are Without You and The New ‘Our Times’ by Adrian Henri, Where Are You Now, Batman, Party Piece and After Breakfast by Brian Patten, and On Picnics, Café Portraits and Let Me Die A Youngman’s Death by Roger McGough.

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Series 5 Trailer May 30, 2022

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Series 5 of Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast coming very soon...

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Robert Hayden Mar 02, 2022

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Frank shares a cold, sad Sunday morning with Robert Hayden. The poems referenced are Those Winter Sundays and The Whipping by Robert Hayden.

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